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Table 1 Overview of expression of E-cadherin in the different cell layers of a first-generation tooth on the basis of mRNA and protein distribution

From: Zebrafish teeth as a model for repetitive epithelial morphogenesis: dynamics of E-cadherin expression

 

epithelium

mesenchyme

 

ide

ode

odontoblasts

dental papilla

initiation

++

++

-

-

morphogenesis

++

++

-

-

early cytodifferentiation

++

++

-

-

late cytodifferentiation

++

++

-

-

attachment

++

++

-

-

  1. The epithelial part of the tooth remains positive for E-cadherin throughout all stages of tooth development. Odontoblasts and dental papilla show no E-cadherin expression at any developmental stage.